Research Experience

Lab and Project
Experience:

Beginning Therapists Lab, Columbia University
Teachers College (Sept. 2013 – Present)Researching the experiences of beginning therapists, exploring the
following questions: with whom do trainees discuss their cases outside of
supervision; which parts of the therapy process require the most courage from
new therapists; and how much self-disclosure do new therapists engage in with
their supervisors?Currently conducting
literature reviews, continuing distribution of survey, and beginning data
analysis.

Harvard General Education Program Analysis (March - May 2013)Worked with a
team to analyze a large quantity of confidential course response data to
research the effectiveness of Harvard’s undergraduate General Education program.Utilized techniques of data analysis and representation
to develop a presentation for the General Education department, sharing our
findings on the program’s most and least effective practices, identifying
specific areas for curricular and program improvement.

New England Consortium on Assessment &
Student Learning, Assistant (May 2009 – Sept. 2010)Conducted
interviews with undergraduates over four semesters for Trinity College’s
involvement in the New England Consortium on Assessment and Student Learning
(NECASL), a longitudinal study exploring how students learn and make decisions
in college.Organized interviews,
reviewed transcriptions, cleansed transcripts, and coded data.

Trinity College Psychology Department,
Research Assistant (Jan. 2008 – May 2010)Performed
journal research and wrote abstracts for preliminary research on social support
in Asian American and Latino cultures.Recruited research participants, conducted interviews and focus groups,
transcribed recordings, compiled codebooks, and completed basic and descriptive
statistical analyses.

Using Data to Support Decision-Making and
Improvement in Higher Education, Harvard UniversityCovered
survey design and analysis, information design, and deliberation and use of
data for institutional improvement.(Spring
2013)

Research Design and Analysis, Trinity CollegeProvided
intensive review of methods used in collecting, analyzing, and evaluating
psychological data.Covered
foundational principles of research design and analysis, including description,
bias, hypotheses, theory, and descriptive techniques.(Fall 2006)

Related Skills and Proficiencies:

SPSS Software for predictive analysis

NVivo
Software for qualitative and mixed methods research

Qualtrics and SurveyMonkey web-based
tools for survey development and distribution